I will look through some old boxes in my garage and see if maybe the TV Tuner is in one of them. I got the G3 I took the Xclaim card out of from a friend and he gave me a box full of extras including several SCSI drives, etc. I'll cross my fingers and hope he included the Tuner.

Sorry for hijacking your thread papbill. I hope when your mouse comes in everything will continue to work out. OS 9 is primitive by todays standards but messing around with it again reminded me how much better it was than Win95.

On the advise of a friend (who is also a tech), I tried the USB card again. His asked me 'did you press the CUDA button [whatever that is] after installing the card? Others are saying you need to do that for OS9 to scan for and find the new card.'

I went through finding the CUDA button, but the CUDA button was NOT where it was supposed to be in a G3. It was where it was supposed to be in a G5. I went ahead and replaced the USB card, held the CUDA button for 10 seconds like it recommends, and all I get is the following error:

Code:

Sorry, an system error occurred.
illegal instruction
To temporarily turn of extensions, restart and hold down the shift key.

I took out the card, reset the CUDA button, and now all I get is this:

Code:

Sorry, a system error occurred.
"Application Switcher"
error type 41

Regardless of how many times I reset the computer, I get the same error. Now it won't do anything except give me the error.

I believe I have a "Frank-intosh"! I checked the motherboard for some clues, and this is what I have found out.:

The printing on the motherboard says

Code:

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
820-0864-B
c 1997

I do remember the woman who gave me the machine told me that the guy who owned it "maxed it out", so possibly there is a replaced motherboard in it?

On the back of the machine, at the serial number label, it says

Code:

4/21/1998 B-3 6:27 PM

I dunno. Seems like every time I get a used something-or-another it's "Frankenstein-ized" and acts all screwy.

As usual, I sure could use some help on this. Now it won't come up at all. Just that error.

Thanks

_________________________I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Philippians 4:13

Did that, but it won't let me do anything with anything in control panel

With Extensions off the cascading feature is disabled, go directly to the Control Panels folder either by dropping down in the Apple menu and clicking on Control Panels, or going to the folder directly in the System Folder.

Nope, still nothing. I've got 10.2 ordered, and I'm gonna wait till it arrives and load it onto this and the iMac so I'll have one machine here and another at school (I volunteer teach three afternoons a week).

I've also got a Mac USB card ordered. Maybe the USB that's caused all this trouble will at least work in an older PC.

_________________________I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Philippians 4:13

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